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LEISURE CENTRES & HEALTH CLUBS
the treadmills, which are going
New club banks on
down really well with our members.
They love the fact that they can
business professionals
workout while listing to their own
music or watching videos on their The new London Bankside Health based strength training products
iPods. They’ve never experienced Club has installed Star Trac fitness and the Star Trac MaxRack.
anything like it before,” says the equipment to lure in business Human Sport is designed for total
General Manager, Joy McLoughlin. professionals seeking to get fit. body strength and stability training
The light and airy gym has been The new club in South Bank with six versatile units used to
designed to comprise four distinct has invested millions of pounds create multiple exercises for a
zones, which includes a into outfitting the facility with the diverse range of training options.
consultation area fitted with a latest equipment. The club’s “We are very excited about the
selection of equipment for fitness kit will include the Star Trac opening of the new club and
instructors to use when designing CV E-Series entertainment line, looking forward to attracting
tailored programmes for members, which combines entertainment business professionals from the
Roko new club
a free weights space and a ladies and exercise. The convenient USB area. We chose to install Star
zone. The main gym space makes port in this series provides Trac fitness equipment because
stresses iPod
up the fourth zone and offers a full charging power to host other Star Trac offers the best value
technology
range of Life Fitness Signature personal media devices including for money and their sales team
Strength equipment and 95T BlackBerry devices, MP3 players is genuinely interested in the
The independent, Roko Health Engage Treadmills with integrated and mobile phones,. needs of your club,” says Paul
Clubs, has launched its fifth site TV screens, as well as a boxing Also available will be the Star Mulder, General Manager at
at Chiswich Bridge. area supplied by Escape Fitness. Trac Human Sport line of cable- Bankside Health Club.
Roko Chiswick Bridge is the Incorporating a boxing ring and
first health club in the country to seven punch bags, both in and
New look Energie
£250,000 refurbishment of its
boast the new 95T treadmills outside the ring, this area is used
in Crawley
health and fitness club. The
from Life Fitness, which offer for personal training, but members revamp is linked into the change
iPod integration allowing users to can workout here too. The Énergie Fitness Club at the of ownership of the club, after
plug in and charge their iPods, The club’s three studios have Arora International hotel in Inspire Fitness took over the
control their play lists and watch been specifically designed for the Crawley has completed a lease of the 6,000 sq ft facility.
iPod-delivered video content. classes they host. The Mind-Body
They also offer a unique studio features dark wood and dim
£2m investment into
Due to complete this autumn,
motivational tool in the form of a lighting to create a relaxing
Tytherington Club
the project follows the recent
virtual trainer who appears on environment for its yoga, pilates and refurbishment of the club’s sister
the screen and advises users on tai chi classes, while the Energise The Club Company has invested site The Essex, and is an
all aspects of their workout. studio has a more upbeat feel with £2m into an extensive upgrade of example of the Club Company’s
“As an established brand, we light wood and lots of natural lighting The Tytherington Club in strategy of ongoing investment
have worked with Life Fitness on for it higher energy classes. A group Macclesfield, Cheshire. in its estate of 10 golf and
our other sites and were keen to cycling studio completes the group The project will create new country clubs.
progress the relationship. It’s exercise facilities. More than £2.5m poolside spa facilities for adults “It’s essential that we
great to be the first club to offer was invested in the club. incorporating a large hydro pool, continue to invest in our
sauna and steam room, as well product, not only to keep
Centres may lose
closures by Edinburgh Leisure, as a dedicated heath and standards high, but to retain
crèche facilities
which come after the city council beauty area offering treatments members and to attract new
cut its grant by £300,000. for both men and women. ones,” says the company’s
Parents are campaigning to keep Mother of one Karina McFall, Branded Aura, this will be the Chief Executive, Thierry Delsol.
crèche facilities at six council-run from Lockhart Gardens, said: “The fourth club in the estate to offer
leisure centres as fears grow fears creches are a lifeline for so many this service to both members
that their loss will exacerbate women in Edinburgh. We are and non-members.
post-natal depression. disgusted they will be closed. A third exercise studio will be
Mothers and young children “Our opinions have been built to host mind-body classes
with placards and tambourines disregarded and the council is such as yoga and pilates and the
protested outside Lothian discriminating against babies, crèche will undergo a complete
Chambers over the plans. children and their carers.” facelift with new toys and murals
The group of mothers with The facilities at Drumbrae, on the walls.
toddlers were joined by Labour Gracemount and Kirkliston leisure Other areas of the 4,310 sq m
MP Mark Lazarowicz, and leaflets centres, Leith Victoria and facility to benefit from the
were handed to passers-by. Portobello swimming centres and refurbishment include the club
Around 1,200 people have Craiglockhart Tennis and Sports restaurant, members’ bar and
now signed a petition against the Centre are to be closed. function rooms.
18 UK LEISURE NEWS March / April 2008 www.ukleisurenews.co.uk
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